Garment hanger



June 6, 1944. c ow 2,350,859

GARMENT HANGER Filed Nov. 6, 1941 Patented June 6, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,s50,s59 7 t 1 I :1 I

GARMENT HANGER I Paul Reckow, Chicago, 111. Application November 6, 1941, Serial No. 417,974

2 Claims. (01. 223-95) v The present invention relates to improvements in garment hangers. v I

One of the objects of the invention is to pro-. vide a novel garment hanger adapted to suspend garments, such as men's trousers, from but: tons at the top, thereby causing the garments to hang naturally and preventing articles from falling out of thepockets. 1

Another object is to provide a new and improved garment hanger which is simple and sturdy in construction, and attractive in appearance, and which is readily adjustable to hang garments of different kinds and sizes. I

Further objects and advantages will become apparent as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garment hanger embodying the features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the hanger on a reduced scale.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken substantially along line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of a modified form of garment hanger.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the modified form of hanger on a reduced scale.

While the invention is susceptible of various modifications and alternative constructions, I have shown in the drawing and will herein describe in detail, the preferred embodiment, but it is to be understood that I do not thereby intend to limit the invention to the specific form disclosed, but intend to cover all modifications and alternative constructions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the garment hanger constituting the exemplary embodiment of the invention comprises a cross bar or member ID which may be of any suitable shape or material. In the present instance, the bar It) is made of wood, and is straight and substantially rectangular in cross section.

A suitable hook H for supporting the hanger is adjustably attached to the bar 10. The hook I l as herein disclosed comprises an anchor sleeve I2 of rectangular form through which the 'bar IE] extends with a snug sliding fit. Suitable means, such as the set screw I3, is provided for securing the sleeve l2 to the bar in selected position of adjustment along the latter. The set screw I3 is threaded through the upper wall of the sleeve for engagement with the top surface of the bar ID. The adjustment facilitates proper balancing of the hanger from its support regardless of unequal distribution of the weight of the garment. The hook ll further consists of a wire-bent back upon itself at l4 and with the bent portion suitably curved to engage a supporting-pole. or wall hook (not shown). The baseendsof the wire are flattened and rigidly attached, as by welding, to opposite sides of the-sleeve 12,; and are spread apart, as indicated at l5, to extend about theset screw I3. Preferably, thewire strands are connected intermediate their ends to prevent spreading in the hook portion.

Adjustablymounted on the bar II] are a plurality of garment suspending devices I6 which are alike in construction. Each device l6 comprises a sleeve [1 of rectangular form through which the bar l0 extends with a snug sliding fit. The bar Ill and sleeve I! are complementary in shape, and the sleeve is adapted to be secured in different positions of adjustment by suitable means, such as a set screw 18. The set screw I8 is threaded through the top wall of the sleeve H for engagement with the top of the bar I0. Two wire loops. l9 and 20 are rigidly attached to the sleeve I7 and depend from opposite sides thereof for engaging the buttons on the garment. Each loop consists of a wire bent intermediate its ends, and having the free upper ends flattened and secured, as by welding, to one side of the sleeve H. The legs of each loop are spaced apart sufiiciently to receive the garment button and the lower bent portion is contracted in width so as to engage back of the button 2| as illustrated in Fig. 3. Preferably the two loops l9 and 20 diverge slightly toward their lower ends to facilitate attachment and removal of the garment.

Any suitable number of suspending devices l6 may be provided, and in the present instance three are shown. It will be evident that the hook H and the devices It may be independently adjusted along the bar HI relative to each other into any desired location and spacing as required by the garment. The three suspending devices l6 comprise six loops, and in Fig. 2 the loops are shown in engagement with a corresponding number of buttons 2| on trousers 22.

The modified form of Figs. 4 and 5 is generally similar, and hence corresponding parts are identified by the same reference numerals plus the letter a. In this form, the bar Ill is round and made of a suitable plastic material. Each suspending device l6 is also made of plastic mate rial in one integral piece, having a sleeve portion Il with a bore 23 slidably receiving the bar Ill and with slightly diverging depending arms or ears 24 on opposite sides formed with slots 25 adapted to engage the buttons on the garment. The top of the bar In is formed with a longitudinal spline groove 26, and a set screw I8 is threaded through the top of a sleeve portion ll for guiding and clamping engagement in the groove. When the screw l8 is loosened, the suspending device I6 is shiftable along the bar into the desired position of adjustment. The inner end of the screw I8 coacts with the groove 26 to prevent relative rotation between the device IB and thebar Ill. The screw l8 isof course adapted to be tightened to lock the device IS in theadjusted position.

As in the first form, the hanger of Fig. 5 has a hook Ila and a plurality of the garment engaging devices I6 a clamp screw I3 and upstanding curved ears [5 defining the curved hook portion 21.

It will be evident that I have provided a new and advantageous garment hanger which is simple and attractive in construction, and in which the hook and the various suspending devices are readily adjustable into different selective positions 'to suit the requirements of the garment, and to cause the garment to hang in a balanced condition regardless of uneven distribution of weight.

I claim as my invention:

1. A garment hanger comprising, in combination, an elongated crossbar, a plurality of complemental closed sleeve members of like construction mounted on said 'bar with a snug sliding fit for independent sliding movement longitudinally thereof, a supporting hook on an intermediate one of said members projecting upwardly from '15 The hook ll has a sleeve 12*,

the bar, garment engaging elements on the other of said members projecting downwardly at the other side of said bar and comprising button engaging wire loops, said members being held against rotation relative to the bar to maintain a predetermined relationship between the hook and said elements, and screw clamping means carried by each of said members operable manually to clamp the member to said bar in a selectedpo'sition of adjustment, said clamping means being located on the upper walls of the members to provide access thereto for adjustment and locking of the members while a garment is supported from the garment engaging elements.

2; Algarment hanger comprising, in combination, an elongated bar rectangular in cross section, a plurality of sleeves of rectangular form receiving said bar with a snug sliding fit and being independently slidable on said bar into different positions of relative adjustment longitudinallythereof, a set screw threaded through the top wall of each sleeve for engagement with said bar to clamp said sleeve in adjusted position, anupstanding supporting hook rigidly con-- nected to an intermediate one of said sleeves and having wire strands spread apart to straddle the associated set screw and'flattened ends welded to opposite sides of the associated sleeve, and two button-engaging wire loops having flattened ends welded to each of the others of said sleeves and depending therefrom in diverging spaced relation.

PAUL H. RECKOW. 

